U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement in response to today’s announcement that EADS will bid alone for the aerial refueling contract.
“After being unable to find a U.S. partner, Airbus has decided to go it alone in the competition to build new tankers for our military.
“Washington state aerospace workers are the best in the world, and Boeing is ready and able to build an outstanding tanker for our military. I am disappointed that the Department of Defense is bending over backwards to allow Airbus to participate in the competition just weeks after the WTO ruled that it received billions of dollars in illegal subsidies.
“I will continue to press the Administration to explain why it is pushing ahead with a tanker competition that ignores the illegal subsidies provided to Airbus.”
